Syrian regime forces cut off the last road into rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Thursday, effectively laying siege to eastern portions of the city just a day after the Syrian army announced a 72-hour ceasefire, Reuters reported . In that same 72-hour period, dozens were killed and injured by rebel shelling in the government-held parts of Aleppo ...

The Chinese embassy in South Sudan issued a travel notice this week warning citizens not to travel to the country, and that if they insisted on such a visit they "could face extremely high risks and not be able to receive timely assistance".

Both ministers initially objected to being asked to resign on grounds of age saying that their performance in their respective ministries was satisfactory but sent their resignations to the CM by 5 PM thereby avoiding a standoff with the party.

I think that's a hard legal decision, and I think that women are so important in that decision-making process. " I am the law and order candidate ", she is "weak, ineffective, pandering", and referring to her handling of classified e-mails on a private server, she is "either a liar or grossly incompetent".

Russia's military intervention in Syria last September changed the tide of the war in Assad's favor even as a US -led alliance conducted airstrikes against Islamic State and the Nusra Front. The Kremlin hopes that military cooperation with the USA will legitimize its claim to be acting as a bulwark against terrorism. A US counterterrorism officia...

Gainsborough MP Sir Edward Leigh says the damning Chilcot report proves he was correct to argue against Britain's invasion of Iraq in 2003, believing the United Nations had successfully kept the tyrant on a leash. president George W Bush in July 2002 containing an assurance that "I will be with you, whatever". Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn - ...

Caesar Goodson drove the police van in which Gray sustained his fatal spinal-cord injury, and Baltimore police faced general orders to secure prisoners in transport vehicles with seatbelts. The judge also denied most defense motions today, including one to dismiss all charges citing defects in the prosecution. Also on Tuesday, Williams ruled th...

He's speaking on Facebook live about the intricacies of the vetting process and sharing his thoughts on the two other finalists: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and New Jersey Gov. Describing Trump as an "American nationalist", Gingrich did praise Trump for being "smart" to appeal to naive voters by talking to them with such basic language.

Still, not everyone at the Fed has given up on the idea of raising rates. Lockhart, an avid fly fisherman, said Brexit amounts to a storm that has clouded the economic waters. But she signaled no retreat from her view, laid out earlier this week, that rates are too low for the strength of the economy. Lockhart said the US economy on its own is ...

Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said Monday that Washington will deploy 560 additional troops to aid Iraq's fight to retake Mosul from jihadists, further deepening USA military involvement in the country. Carter said he will talk with Abadi about "a whole host of enablers" that have proven effective against the enemy, such as air support, equipment, s...

The three other cabinet members announced so far are Michael Fallon, who will remain as defense secretary, Amber Rudd as the new home secretary, and Liam Fox as the secretary of global trade. George Osborne, whose career was inextricably linked with Mr Cameron's fortunes, has left the government amid claims he was sacked. Hammond offered calming ...

At least 77 people were killed and dozens others critically injured late last night when a large truck ploughed through a crowd attending Bastille Day celebration in Nice. The 28-year-old singer was in Nice when the attack occurred, however her rep confirmed to Billboard that she is safe. "There's no denying the terrorist nature of this attack...

The station also said the truck driver had been shot dead. Per local French news outlet BFMTV, anti-terror prosecutions have taken over the investigation. Images on television showed the Promenade des Anglais sealed off, crawling with police and ambulances and authorities from the local Alpes-Maritimes prefecture urged residents to stay indoors.

He said Pakistan was a country that "covets" the territory of others and uses terrorism as state policy. The US State Department has declared that Kashmir is not an internal matter of India and that the violence should come to an end. She accused India of human rights violations in Kashmir and of carrying out an "extra-judicial killing of a perso...

Her most contentious appointment is Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, accused by his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault on Thursday of lying to Britons in the run-up to last month's shock referendum vote to leave the 28-nation EU. May stood in front of the iconic door of No. 10 with her husband, Philip, as the 13th prime minister of the queen's ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that she spoke to May by phone late on Wednesday and invited her for talks in Berlin. Wednesday's carefully orchestrated political changeover began with Cameron making a final appearance in Parliament, turning the usually raucous prime minister's question time into a session filled with prais...

Mike Schultz, 21, of Long Island, N.Y., told the Associated Press he lost control of his skateboard and cut his hand while looking for Pokemons on his phone. Instead of the stereotype of "gamers" who are holed up indoors, some Pokemon Go users are outdoors - on streets, in parks and on beaches for hours on end.

During Cameron's final question period as prime minister he devoted some time to ending speculation that "somehow I don't love Larry". The present was organised by Marcel Kralt after Mrs Ross requested the delivery, he said: "I couldn't believe it".

Sources close to Pence and Trump were preparing for the likelihood of a Pence pick early Thursday but warned that the final choice would be made by the candidate alone. He attended Hanover College and graduated in 1981 before continuing on to his Jurisprudence Doctorate in 1986 from Indiana University School of Law. He studied American histor...

Judge Reinhardt, who disagreed with the majority ruling , said the case was about password sharing and in his view " the CFAA does not make the millions of people who engage in this ubiquitous, useful, and generally harmless conduct into unwitting federal criminals ".